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Sean Mullin (born January 13, 1975), is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Early life

Mullin holds a B.S. from United States Military Academy at West Point and an MFA in film directing from Columbia University.[1]

Prior to beginning his career as a film-maker, Mullin served as a U.S. Army Officer on active duty in Germany. He finished his service commitment as a Captain in the New York Army National Guard, where he worked as the Officer in Charge of the soldiers stationed at Ground Zero as a first responder to the attacks of September 11, 2001. While living in Manhattan, Mullin performed stand-up comedy regularly and studied improv at New York's Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

Career

Several of Mullin's films have won awards.[2] These include "Sadiq",[3] "Man is a Bridge",[4] and "The 14th Morning".[5] They have also played at numerous film festivals around the world. His MFA thesis film "Sadiq" was a finalist for the "Student Filmmaker Award" at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards.[6]

Mullin has been hired to write screenplays for Academy Award Nominated Director Henry-Alex Rubin (Murderball), as well as for singer Britney Spears.

In 2012, he produced the feature film "Allegiance",[7] starring Seth Gabel, Pablo Schreiber, Bow Wow and Aidan Quinn.

His debut feature film as a writer/director Amira & Sam[8] had its world premiere at the Seattle Int'l Film Festival in May 2014, where it received great reviews from a variety of sources—including the Hollywood Reporter.[9] The film stars Martin Starr, Dina Shihabi, Paul Wesley, Laith Nakli and David Rasche.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Columbia University 2006 MFA Thesis Films". Archived from the original on 2008-07-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Sean Mullin - Awards". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  3. ^ "IMDb Video: Sadiq". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  4. ^ "IMDb Video: Man is a Bridge". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  5. ^ "IMDb Video: The 14th Morning". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  6. ^ "MTV Movie Awards 2006". mtv.com.
  7. ^ "IMDb Listing: Allegiance". Imdb.com.
  8. ^ "IMDb Listing: Sam & Amira". Imdb.com.
  9. ^ "Hollywood Reporter Review". hollywoodreporter.com.
  10. ^ "The Wrap". thewrap.com.
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